Scene of the Week: Number One With a Bullitt
When you think of the movie Bullitt two things immediately come to mind. #1 – Steve McQueen, the star of the movie who was the personification of cool. #2 – The car chase that many believe...
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Scene of the Week: To Live and Drive in L.A.
To Live and Die in L.A. is underrated action crime film from the mid 80’s. It expertly captures a darker side of the City of Angels as we follow Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Petersen)...
Car Chases, Kurt Russell, and Female Empowerment
Quentin Tarantino’s 2007 collaboration with his good buddy Robert Rodriguez titled Grindhouse, featured two movies that exist within the genre that I spend most of my time in. Rodriguez’s Planet Terror is much closer to a...
Scene of the Week: Short Time
There are several things I like about the 1990 action comedy film Short Time. I could probably start and end with the fact that it stars Dabney Coleman. It is great to see a character actor...
Scene of the Week: When Toys Attack!
The car chase has been a staple of action movies and television series for decades now. So to say it is no easy task making a car chase stand out from the pack would be an...
Scene of the Week: The French Connection
Earlier this month I was watching an episode of one of my favorite TV shows, Blue Bloods. This particular episode entitled “The Bullitt Mustang” had a Steve McQueen in Bullitt theme. The episode reminded me of...
